Last updated: January 31, 2025

Disclosure Requirements

Disclosure by manufacturers and importers of cigarettes to government authorities of information on the contents and/or ingredients used in the manufacture of their cigarettes

Required
Regulatory Authority

Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport

Analysis

The law requires manufacturers and importers to disclose to the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport information on the ingredients, and quantities, used in the manufacture of their tobacco products.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires disclosure by manufacturers and importers to government authorities of information on the contents and/or ingredients used in the manufacture of their cigarettes. 

Disclosure by manufacturers and importers of cigarettes to government authorities of information on the emissions of their cigarettes

Required
Regulatory Authority

Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport

Analysis

The law requires manufacturers and importers to disclose to the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport information on emissions of cigarettes.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires disclosure by manufacturers and importers to government authorities of information on the emissions of their cigarettes. 

Disclosed information readily available to the public

Required
Regulatory Authority

Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport

Analysis

Disclosed information must be made available to the public on a website.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires that disclosed information be made readily available to the public.